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FUNDAMENTALS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
The proposed program will allow students who have not previously acquired disciplinary knowledge to achieve the indicated educational objectives. There are therefore no prerequisites, but supplementary readings may be recommended
Objectives
Contents Basic knowledge of cognitive science with follow-up lectures on specific cognitive neuroscience research topics
Extended Syllabus General Section:
1) Historical introduction to cognitive science
2) the mind-body problem: history and methodological fundamentals of cognitive neuroscience
3) Cognitive Psychology: sensation and perception; attention and consciousness; learning and memory.
Specific sections:
1) Frames of references and action
2) Perception and action
3) Decision-making
4) Temporal memory
5) Space, navigation and conceptual knowledge
Recommended Bibliography Course material provided by the lecturer, including lessons’ pdf and research articles
Suggested readings:
- Marraffa M. & Paternoster A. (2013). Scienze cognitive - Un'introduzione filosofica. Carocci Editore (pp. 324, € 25.46)
- Pessa E. & Penna M.P. (2017). Manuale di Scienza Cognitiva – Intelligenza artificiale e psicologia cognitiva. Editori Latenza (pp.344, € 24)
- Minsky M. (2020). La società della mente. Adelphi eBook (pp.674, € 19.99)
Methods of Provision
Teaching Methods The lectures make use of slides and concern theoretical aspects of the discipline integrated by practical examples of the main experimental paradigms
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral examination or written test with open questions based on academic schedule
Results will get 30/30 points at the maximum
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